St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-25
Gen. Boulanger Refuses to Head Con-
spiracy Of French Statesmen to
Floor the Government.
La France Announces It's Readiness to
Publish the Names of a Hundred
Of the Conspirators.
Cassagnac Grows Furious Over the
Affair and is Forthwith Challenged
to a Duel.
Editor 0'Brien Thinks the Irish Land
Bill Will Destroy the Salisbury
Government.
BY Cable to the Globe.

LONDON, July 24.-Gen. Boulanger
has gained many friends by his state
ment in La France newspaper) that he
refused to head a coup d. etat. The pa
per undoubtedly speaks as the ex-min-
lister of wars organ. 1t offers to publish
the names of nearly hundred French
statesmen who were in the conspiracy.
The publication of the article has caused
much excitement among the Parisians,
as it is recognized as the elimination of
hostilitieS between Boulanger and his
enemies. 1t will no longer be possible
for the anti-BOulangistS to accuse the
general of playing bombastic part un-
less they accept his challenge to have
the government order him to give the
names of those concerned in the
alleged attempt to violate the
constitution. 1t is the conviction that
he has the proofs of his assertion at
hand which is winning him fresh ad-
herents. Here in London it must be adj
mitted that BOulanger is almost uni
VerSally regarded as true patriot. To
unprejudiced observers here his loyalty
in refusing to take advantage of
POPULAR CLAMOR
to demand retention in control of the
army and his subsequent quiet accept
ance of command in exile from Paris
have been appreciated as the acts of
true soldier. Many are inclined to ac-
cept as true the persistent assertions of
eulOgistS that he would eventually
prove his diSinterestedness and show
luton, and if the La France articles
prove to be well founded it would seem
as if the predictions were soon to be
verified. The question of vital interest
now is whether the government will
notice the challenge or ignore it.
The matter is pretty sure to
be brought up in the chamber,
and an exciting session is looked for.
There is little room for doubt that in
case the matter comes up in the deputies
in the form suggested by La France,
and the government fails to show good
grounds for disregarding the challenge,
a cabinet crisis will result. If Gen.
Boulanger comes out of this affair with
credit, and is recalled to the war min
istry, his seat there will have a security
which it lacked before and which will
enable him to carry through the policy
of revenge with which he is credited by
Germany, if he really desires to do SO.
The Importance of the La France
episode thus proves to be great.
VIEWED DIFFERENTLY IN PARIS.
PARIS, July 24.-M. CassagHac pub
lished fiat denial of the story that
several generals proposed coup d'etat
to Gen. BOulanger and challenged La
France to publish their names. La
France asked Gen. FerrOn'S permission
to publish the names. After denying
the story, M. CasSagnac printed an arti-
Gle headed, Coward! Liar!" The re-
suit is NJ. Laur, admitting himself to
be the author of the original letters re-
ferring to the matter, has challenged NJ.
CaSSagnac to fight a duel. La Justice
considers the letters of too small cOnse-
quence to be worth any bother and it
expresses the opinion that too great lib
critics have been taken in twisting words
uttered by Gen. Boulanger in the init
macy of the home circle. La France
acknowledges backing out of the affair.
Will Destroy the Government.
LONDON, July 24.-An interview was
had to-day with William O'Brien, men,
ber of parliament and editor of United
Ireland, on the subject of the Irish land
bill. Mr.. O'Brien said that the first
effect of the measure would be TO bank
rnpt and destroy majority of the land
lords in Ireland, and the next effect to
destroy the government which had pur-
chased Office with concessions deStruct-
i've to the Conservative party. After
bitter struggle of six months, he said,
the minority had adopted Mr.. Parnell's
bill, and it was the plan of campaign
that had forced them to pursue their
present course. The Earl of Aberdeen,
who arrived at Queenstown to-day from
New York in the steamer Servia, was
interviewed on the Irish question. He
spoke in the highest terms of the Irish
all over the world.